BSc Computer Science

Computer Science is concerned with every aspect of the use of computing in our daily lives. Computer Scientists study the techniques that underpin such areas as artificial intelligence, computer graphics, e-commerce systems, operating systems and computer security. Our courses embody the fundamentals of programming languages, the essential tool of the Computer Scientist, as well as a wide range of languages including C++, C# and Java.

Students choose this subject at Reading because of the wide range of cutting edge technologies they can learn, including 3D graphics, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, the Semantic Web and Computer Vision, and also because of the superb links we have with our neighbours: Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Intel, and virtually every other blue chip IT company.

What will you study?

Year 1

Compulsory modules

Programming

Software engineering

Computer applications

Fundamentals of computing

Maths for computer scientists

Year 2

Compulsory modules

Computer architecture

Operating systems Compilers

Java programming

Human-computer interaction

Advanced databases

Essential algorithms

Further algorithms

System design and project management

Neural networks

Machine intelligence

Robotic systems

Year 3/Final year

Compulsory modules

Social, legal and ethical aspects of science and engineering

Individual project

Optional modules

Topics including:

Computer networking

Evolutionary computation

Virtual reality

Informatics for e-enterprise

Image analysis

Visual intelligence

Data mining

Software quality and testing

Advanced computing

Concurrent systems

Requirements, domains and soft systems